Meaning of horse pill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.
   humorous, idiomatic, mildly, sometimes
2. A fact, proposal, claim, etc. that is difficult to accept or believe.
   broadly, idiomatic
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, pill: a pill for horses, sometimes a large one.

Examples

“I'm lucky enough to remember⟳ to take⟳ my horse pill, much less drop it into a glass and wait⟳ 45 minutes.”

“I do know⟳ that I feel⟳ better when I remember⟳ to take⟳ my multivitamin, iron⟳ and vitamin D supplements, and the occasional fish⟳ oil horse pill.”

“Even pro-Soviet Communists will find⟳ the Geneva accord a difficult horse pill to swallow⟳.”

“Mac Carey, an aide to leading tax-cut crusaders in Congress, called the draft language in Reagan's radio speech "a horse pill. It's very difficult to swallow⟳."”

“Officials know⟳ that if this year's budget is a bitter pill to swallow⟳, next year's will be a bitter horse pill.”

“They need⟳ to swallow⟳ that big horse pill that is the West Virginia loss, forget⟳ about it and re-focus this week.”

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